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A house reunited [electronic resource] : how America survived the Civil War / Jay Winik.

Winik, Jay, 1957- (Author).

Summary:

In this course, University of Maryland history professor Jay Winik examines the dramatic events leading up to April 1865 and ponders some of the unthinkable alternatives that, had they materialized, would have surely prevented the formation of the country we know today.

Record details

ISBN: 9781461816928
Physical Description: 1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; 2011, p2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed July 12, 2011). 14 lectures.
Formatted Contents Note:	A nation delayed -- The dilemma : America as two nations -- The warrior : Robert E. Lee -- The epic fall of Richmond -- The chase - Grant hot on Lee's heels -- The fateful decision : guerrilla war? -- U.S. Grant and the historic meeting at Appomattox -- April 14 - decapitation and the great unraveling? -- Abraham Lincoln : on whom so much depends -- Post-assassination: would it now all come undone? -- The volatile ones: Nathan Bedford Forrest and Bill Sherman -- The surrender continues -- The final obstacles to reconciliation -- What happened to make a nation?
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Jay Winik.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.